'Tremulant' definitions:
Definition of 'Tremulant'
From: GCIDE
- Tremulant \Trem"u*lant\, Tremulent \Trem"u*lent\, a. Tremulous; trembling; shaking. [R.] " With tremulent white rod." --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'tremulant'
From: GCIDE
- Tremolo \Tre"mo*lo\, n. [It. Cf. Tremulous.] (Mus.) (a) The rapid reiteration of tones without any apparent cessation, so as to produce a tremulous effect. (b) A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes to sound with rapid pulses or beats, producing a tremulous effect; -- called also tremolant, and tremulant. [1913 Webster]